Inextricably

/ɪnˈɛkstrɪkəbli/ adverb

Definition

In a way that cannot be separated or undone; so tightly connected that you can't pull them apart.

Etymology

From in- (not) + extricable (from Latin extricare 'to disentangle') + -ly (adverb form). Latin ex- means 'out' and tricae means 'tricks' or 'perplexities,' so literally 'unable to be gotten out of the tangle.'

Kelly Says

This word is wonderfully layered—it contains the Latin root for 'tricks' inside it, which is fitting because inextricably-linked things often feel like they've played a trick on you by being impossible to separate.

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